MOBILE, Alabama - The approach of winter is no excuse for putting up your clubs on the Gulf Coast. We just add winter to the names of tournaments or wrap up the year for the club season with a championship outing before starting all over again on a new year.

For example, Heron Lakes Country Club held its Winter Two-Man Invitational on Saturday and Sunday. Peter Fuller and Hamp Andrews carded a 66 on Saturday and a 64 on Sunday to finish with a winning score of 130 in the championship flight.

Brian Ingersoll and Patrick Lursen won the first flight, Joe Kelly and John Clark captured the second flight, and Lamar Lee and Mike Dowling and Billy Wilkerson and Skeeter McClure tied for the top spot in the third flight.

AREA ACES: The assault on No. 6 at Heron Lakes Country Club has continued with Mike Allday landing the latest hole-in-one there. Last week's Coastal Alabama Golf Notebook reported that No. 6 had given up three holes-in-one in an eight-day stretch in late November.

Chris Hamberg also has a hole in one to report. He aced No. 2 on Magnolia Grove's short course with a seven-iron. On hand for the happy event was Stan Morrow.

BUBBA GOLF: Former Faulkner State golfer Bubba Watson is having a big week.

Watson tied for second in the Asian Tour's Thailand Golf Championship on Sunday to return to the top 10 in the world golf rankings. He jumped from 12th to eighth in the latest ratings, which were released Monday.

Watson also has started his annual Bubbaclaus contest on Twitter. On Tuesday, he posted on Facebook: "Hey Facebook! Bubbaclaus is back! Starting on December 12 I'll be posting a competition on Twitter every morning at 8am pst, then I'll announce the winner at 4pm pst that night. Submit your answers on Twitter and use #Bubbaclaus. It's time to get in the #Bubbaclaus spirit. Get ready!"

JUNIOR GOLF: The John Racciatti Junior Golf Classic will be played on Sunday on the Dogwood Course at Lakewood Golf Club. The tournament, which will consist of 18 holes, is open to all boys and girls who are not more than 18 years old.

Entry forms are available on the tournament's website. Golfers also can get more information by calling Lakewood at 251-990-6312. The entry deadline is 5 p.m. today.